When the smoking cessation medication, Chantix, was trending on Twitter Monday, it quickly became apparent that it wasn’t just because the manufacturer had recalled it. Yes, the recall of the drug ...

Kicking the habit can be hard enough, but smokers with depression face a steeper challenge. Now there’s evidence that the drug varenincline (Chantix) can help.more About half of smokers who try to ...

Pfizer’s reign over the smoking treatment space with its cessation med Chantix is coming to a close. Trying to fill a recent shortage for Pfizer’s smoking med caused by safety concerns, the FDA has ...

A meta-analysis that looks at 14 clinical trials involving 8,216 patients of Pfizer's smoking-cessation drug Chantix finds that its use can be linked to a 72% increase in risk of cardiovascular ...

Numerous plain white pill bottles on a factory production line. When asking does Medicare cover Chantix, this could be where the bottle are filled. People 65 years old and older and those under 65 ...

Tobacco is associated with immediate and long-term adverse clinical outcomes, including morbidity and mortality. Although Pfizer’s Chantix (varenicline tartrate) showed prominent efficacy for dry eye ...

Pfizer, Glaxo hope FDA will remove warning on their smoking-cessation pills, after big study finds no suicide risk This April 13, 2016, photo provided by Pfizer shows Pfizer Discovery Medicinal ...

And now it’s four times for Pfizer — the Chantix recall, that is. On Thursday, Sept. 16, Pfizer expanded its recall of Chantix 0.5 mg and 1 mg tablets to include all lots. In July and August, Pfizer ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 68-year-old female smoker in good health aside from having osteoporosis. I am addicted to smoking and have tried everything available to quit without any success. I tried taking ...

A popular drug prescribed to help people quit smoking may pose a significantly increased risk of heart attack in users, a new study finds. The results may further complicate doctors’ and patients’ ...